Phoenix vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	57
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	1.61M	2.42M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 173% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1041st and 6337th ($2423 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 10th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 226th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Salvador

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	Phoenix	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$15139

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751